Having just been subjected to a close and bruising presidential election, you might be reluctant to read a current book about another presidential election. But “Countdown 1960: The Behind the Scenes ...

The Presidential nominations / Paul T. David -- The national conventions / Paul Tillett -- The Presidential campaign / Stanley Kelley, Jr. -- Mass media activities and influence / Charles A.H. Thomson ...

Editor’s Note: This essay is adapted from Chris Wallace’s book, “Countdown 1960.” The 1960 presidential election changed everything. It was the first to feature televised debates between the two major ...

A crowd estimated of 1,200 people at Turner Hall welcomed John F. Kennedy in spring 1960, as the senator made his bid for the Democratic nominee in the presidential primary. During the visit, JFK met ...